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APPLICATION FILED DEC. I5. I914.

1,156,275.. Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

Inventor Attorneys UTE ST CHARLES W. COX, 0F WINCHESTER, INDIANA.

GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

Application filed December 15, 1 314. Serial No. 877,362.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES W. Cox, a citizen of the United States,residing at Vvinchester, in the county of Randolph and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Gate, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention appertains to gates, and aims to provide a noveland improved farm gate.

A. specific object of the invention, is to provide a gate of such novelconstruction, that the free end thereof may be swung upwardly anddownwardly and held at various positions, in order that the gate may beheld at various inclined positions if desirable or necessary. It is alsowithin the scope of the invention, to provide a gate of the natureindicated, which will be comparatively simple, substantial,non-encumbering and inexpensive in construction, as well as beingconvenient, practical and eiiicient'in use.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

The invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of theimproved gate. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the gate, taken on the line2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmental view of the gate in raisedposition, parts being shown in section. Fig. 4 1s a cross section of thegate, taken on the line 4c .i: of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an enlarged crosssectional detail takenon the line 55 of Fig. 1.

The gate proper comprises a vertical series of suitably spaced orarranged rails or bars 1, and a longitudinal series of suitably spacedor arranged parallel stiles 2, pivoted to the rails 1, by means ofrivets or other pivot elements 3. The stiles. 2 are preferably formedfrom straps or strips of metal doubled, with their bends disposeduppermost, and having their limbs or sections projecting over theopposite sides of the rails 1 and bearing thereagainst. Thus,

with means embracing the tube the rails 1 are pivoted between the limbsor sections of the stiles or doubled straps or strips 2.

The device for hanging or mounting the gate in order to hingethe same tothe gate post P, and in order to enable the gate to be adjustedvertically, embodies upper and lower hangers or bearings 4 and 5 in theform of eye bolts having their shanks engaged into or through the-post Pand having their eyes or bearing portions coaxial or in alinement.Telescoping tubes 6 and 'Z- are journaled through the bearings orhangers 4: and 5, the upper and outer tube 6 being journaled through thebearing 4, and the inner and lower tube 7 being engaged through thebearing 5. The lower tube. 7 is held against vertical movement by meansof a suitable'pin or retaining element S engaged through the tube 7 andengaging over and under the bearing 5. The lower'end of the upper tube 6terminates short of the lower bearing 5, while the upper end of thelower tube 7 terminates within the tube 6 in the vicinity of the upperbearing 4, so that the 4 and upon the lower tube 7, will be supported ina substantial and vertically-adjustable manner, as well as beingpermitted to rotate.

The lower portion of the gate is ,rovided immediately below the tube 6,and to this end an eye bolt 9 has its eye 10 embracing the tube '7 at apoint slightly below the lower end of the tube 6, and has its shank 11projecting between the sections or portions of the stile 2 at that endof the gate adjacent the tubes 6 and 7. I

Clamping plates 12 are slidably mounted upon the shank 11 of the eyebolt 9 and bear against the edges of the said stile 2, and have angularends or flanges l3 overlapping the sides of the said stile, and clampingnuts 14 are threaded upon the shank 11 and upper tube 6 in slidingthrough the bearing seat against the plates 12 for clamping the partstogether and holding theeye bolt 9 rigidly in place, so that the saideye bolt in being slidably and rotatably engaged to the tube 7, willassist in supporting and bracing the gate.

The upper portion of the gate is provided with means cooperating withthe tubes 6 and 7 for supporting the gate, and tothis end a doubledhanger barl5 has its bend or loop extending around the tube 6 above thebearing 4-, and pivoted to the said tube, by means of a rivet or pivotpin 16 engaged through the sections or side portions of the bar 15 andthe tube 6. The sections or side portions of the bar 15 are pivoted tothe rivet or pivot member 8 at the adjacent upper corner of the gate,and are also se-- cured together below the upper or adjacent rail 1, asat 17. One of the sections or side portions of the bar 15 is extendedobliquely or diagonally downward toward the free end of the gate to theneXt lower rail 1, as at 18, and has its free end engaging and bearingslidably upon the respective rail 1, as clearly apparent by reference toFig. 1. The upper edge of the extension 18 is provided with notches 19,whereby the portion 18 forms an inclined rack, the free end of theextension or rack 18 having a depending fork 20 straddling therespective rail 1 and guiding the extension or rack 18 for slidingmovement upon the rail.

As a means for supporting the free end of the gate at various verticalpositions with the gate either horizontal or inclined, the

doubled rod 21 has terminal eyes 22 pivoted to one of the lower rivetsor pivot elements 8, of the gate remote from the hinged end thereof, andhavingits sections or side portions disposed at the opposite sides ofthe gate, with the bend of the rod 21 arranged adjacent the notches orteeth 19 of the rack 18 to engage the same. The rack 18 and rod 21 arein alinement, they being disposed obliquely or diagonally, so as tosupport the free end of the gate in an effective manner.

The free end of the gate may be provided with any suitable latch whichis engageable with a keeper 24 carried by the post S. The hanger bar 15and eye bolt or hanger element 9 which are engaged to the respective endof the gate, and which are engaged to the telescoping tubes 6 and 7,will support the gate in a substantial manner, and allow the same toswing toward one side or the other. It is to be noted that the eye bolt9 being journaled upon and embracing the tube 7 may swing readily belowthe said tube when the gate is swung, and the hanger bar 15 beingpivoted or secured to the tube 6 by the rivet or pivot element 16, willcause the tube 6 to be swung with the gate within the bearing 4: andupon the lower tube 7.

The doubled supporting rod 21 having its bend or bight engaged to therack 18 of the hanger bar 15, will support the gate at the horizontal orinclined position to which it has been adjusted, and by disengaging thebend of the rod 21 from the rack 18, the free end of the gate may beeither raised or lowered to adjust the position of the gate as desired,and when the rod 21 is again engaged to the rack 18, the gate will beheld at the newly adjusted position. It is thus possible to hold thegate either horizontal, or at an angle of inclination to suit hilly orunlevel ground, or accommodate an inclined gate post. In thisconnection, it is to be observed, that when the free end of the gate isswung upwardlv and downwardly, the hanger bar 15 being pivoted to thegate and hinge tube 6, will cause the rack to swing and slide upon therespective rail 1 of the gate, during the vertical swinging movement ofthe gate, the rack being guided upon the respective rail by means of thefork 20.

To lift or elevate the gate bodily, the same is raised in any suitablemanner so that the tube 6 and eye bolt 9 carried by the gate will slideupwardly upon the tube 7, the tube 6 sliding within the upper bearing 4.The gate may then be held at the elevated position, by means of a pin 25engaged through one of the series of apertures 26 provided in the tube7, so that the pin 25 will be disposed between the lower end of the tube6 and the eye bolt 9, for preventing the upward as well as the downwardmovement of the gate, but to enable the gate to swing back and forth.Thus, when the gate is elevated, it will allow small animals or farmstock to pass thereunder, whereas the larger animals will be excludedfrom passage through the gate way, and the gate cannot be forciblyraised by the animals getting under and forcing it upward, since the pinor holding element 25 will prevent this action. The pin 25 is alsopreferably engaged through the respective aperture 26 when the gate isin its lowermost or normal position, as seen in Fig. 1.

The gate may also be swung toward either side, and to this end, the freeend of the gate may be moved past the striking post S, by swinging thegate vertically so that the free ends of the rails 1 are retractedsufliciently to swing past the post S, and in this event, the gate maybe returned to normal position.

The construction of the gate and its mounting is such that the strainsare taken up in a most desirable manner, to relieve the gate proper ofinjurious strains, and the construction and assemblage of the componentparts of the device are such as to prevent the same from being readilyinjured. The parts of the mounting are also protected from being cloggedor otherwise impaired, and the gate will be serviceable during thewinter season, as well as at other periods. The upper end of the tubularmember 6 is preferably flattened and welded or otherwise secured, toclose the same, and to provide an ornamental head therefor.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a gatestructure, a gate comprising rails and stiles pivoted together, a hangerbar pivoted to the gate and having an inclined rack slidably engagingone of the rails, and an inclined rod pivoted to the gate and engageableWith the rack, the rod and rack being approximately in alinement.

2. In a gate structure, a gate comprising rails and stiles pivotedtogether, a hanger bar pivoted to the gate and having an inclined rackhaving a fork at its lower end straddling and slidably engaging one ofthe 10 rails, and an inclined rod pivoted to the gate and engageableWith the rack, the rod and rack being approximately in alinement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

CHARLES W. COX.

Witnesses THOMAS PAYNE, FRED GUNTHER.

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